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NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
    
    In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued authoritative guidance on lease accounting revision. Key provisions include but not limited to the followings: 1) Lessee accounting model: Lessees will need to recognize a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all of their leases. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as either operating or finance. Operating leases will result in straight-line expense while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern; 2) Lessor accounting model: Lessor accounting is updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and the new revenue recognition standard. lessors will continue the current practice to classify leases as operating, direct financing, or sales-type. Leveraged lease accounting has been eliminated; 3) Embedded leases: Different from the current risks and rewards model to identify embedded leases, under the new guidance, an arrangement contains an embedded lease if property, plant, or equipment is explicitly or implicitly identified and its use is controlled by the customer; 4) Sale-leaseback transactions: A sale-leaseback transaction will qualify as a sale only if i. it meets the sale guidance in the new revenue recognition standard, ii. the leaseback is not a finance lease or a sales-type lease, and iii. a repurchase option, if any, is priced at the asset’s fair value at the time of exercise and the asset is not specialized. If the transaction fails sale treatment, the buyer and seller will reflect it as a financing; 5) Disclosures: Extensive quantitative and qualitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required to provide greater insight into the extent of revenue and expense recognized and expected to be recognized from existing contracts. The standard is effective for public companies for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018. Early adoption is permitted. The new standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective transition, and provides for certain practical expedients. Transition will require application of the new guidance at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. The Company is evaluating the method to adopt this guidance and its impact on the financial statements and related disclosures.     

In January 2016, FASB issued updated authoritative guidance on recognition and measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. The guidance changes to the current GAAP model primarily affects the accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, the FASB clarified guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. Except for those accounted for using the equity method of accounting, all equity investments in unconsolidated entities will generally be measured at fair value through earnings for equity securities with readily determinable fair values. For equity investments without readily determinable fair values, entities will be able to elect to record them at cost, less impairment, and plus or minus subsequent adjustments for observable price changes. Changes in the basis of these equity investments will be reported in current earnings. The impairment model for equity investments subject to this election is a single-step model (unlike today’s two-step approach). When the fair value option has been elected for financial liabilities, changes in fair value due to instrument-specific credit risk will be recognized separately in other comprehensive income. The accumulated gains and losses due to these changes will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to earnings if the financial liability is settled before maturity. Entities will be required to use the exit price when measuring the fair value of financial instruments measured at amortized cost for disclosure purposes. In addition, the new guidance requires financial assets and financial liabilities to be presented separately in the notes to the financial statements, grouped by measurement category (e.g., fair value, amortized cost, lower of cost or market) and form of financial asset (e.g., loans, securities).The guidance is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is evaluating the method to adopt this guidance and its impact on the financial statements and related disclosures.     

In November 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on simplifying the presentation of deferred income taxes. The guidance requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position as oppose to that deferred income tax liabilities and assets are separated into current and noncurrent amounts under current GAAP. For public business entities, the guidance is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. Earlier application is permitted. The guidance may be applied either prospectively to all deferred tax liabilities and assets or retrospectively to all periods presented. If an entity applies the guidance prospectively, the entity should disclose in the first interim and first annual period of change, the nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle and a statement that prior periods were not retrospectively adjusted. If an entity applies the guidance retrospectively, the entity should disclose in the first interim and first annual period of change the nature of and reason for the change in accounting principle and quantitative information about the effects of the accounting change on prior periods. The Company is evaluating the method to adopt this guidance and its impact on the financial statements and related disclosures.     
In July 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on the valuation of inventory. This guidance directs an entity to measure inventory at lower of cost and net realizable value, versus lower of cost or market. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted, and the guidance should be applied prospectively. The Company is evaluating the impact that this guidance will have on the financial statements and related disclosures.     

In April 2015, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on the balance sheet presentation of debt issuance costs. This guidance requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. This guidance is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Early application is permitted, and the guidance should be applied on a retrospective basis, wherein the balance sheet of each individual period presented should be adjusted to reflect the period-specific effects of applying the new guidance. Upon transition, an entity is required to comply with the applicable disclosures for a change in an accounting principle. The Company has determined that the adoption of this guidance will not have material impacts on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.     

In August 2014, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on management's evaluation and disclosure of uncertainties about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. In connection with the preparation of the interim and annual financial statements, management will be required to perform an assessment of whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the entity's ability to continue as a going concern within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued. If conditions or events are identified that raise substantial doubt that the entity will be unable to meet its obligations as they become due within one year after the date that the financial statements are issued, additional disclosures are required. This guidance is effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for interim and annual periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The adoption of this accounting guidance will not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements or related disclosures.     
    
In May 2014, the FASB issued authoritative guidance on accounting for revenue recognition. The objective of this guidance is to establish a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most of the existing revenue recognition guidance, including industry-specific guidance. The core principle is that an entity recognizes revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In applying the new guidance, an entity will (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (2) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date of this standard by one year, but will allow companies to apply the standard on its original effective date of December 15, 2016. The new guidance is now effective for annual reporting periods (including interim periods within those periods) beginning after December 15, 2017 for public companies. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or modified approach to adopt this guidance. The Company is currently evaluating the new guidance and has not determined the impact this standard may have on the financial statements, nor decided upon the method of adoption.
    
In April 2014, FASB issued authoritative guidance on the presentation and disclosure of discontinued operations. This guidance is effective for all disposals (or classifications as held for sale) of components of an entity that occur within annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2014. We adopted the guidance in January 2015. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements and related disclosures.